Lightning strike zaps PS2 player

[dream431ca]

Offical story from Gamespot:

http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/07/01/news_6128565.html

Just remember kids..no playing games when thunderstorm is around or BOOOM!!!

EDIT: Could this be a bad omen for the PS3??

 

[Lucid]

That poor PS2

 

[gh0st]

is the ps2 going to make it?

 

[dream431ca]

is the ps2 going to make it?

I seriously doubt that. 500,000 Volts and 200,000 Amps running through a PS2 is like cooking a chicken with a nuclear bomb..doesn't quite work. My friend had is N64 fried because lightning hit the tree in his backyard and came through the electrical wires into his house. His N64 was completely black on the back side.

 

[gh0st]

NOOOOOOOOO thats horrible. actually no its not. sony sucks, xbox rules! /fanboy

 

[DEATH eVADER]

I bet he's thinking "Wow, I didn't realise the surround sound was cool, plus that explosion in medal of honour was so realistic I went flying out of my seat. I am disappointed from that vibrating controller, I have got the shakes even now."

 

[Moto]

Another reason to get a wireless controller I guess. It could probably still happen though.

 

[<RJMC>]

here comes the religious antigames people

"a videogame shocked and inocent kid,and was that super violent game GTA or something like that,videogames kill people and now they electroshock people!"

 

[dream431ca]

here comes the religious antigames people

"a videogame shocked and inocent kid,and was that super violent game GTA or something like that,videogames kill people and now they electroshock people!"

Maybe that's nintendo's new controller..it shocks you everytime you get shot or get hit..a REVOLUTION!! AHHAAH!!

 

[Cole]

Naw, here comes from the religion antigames people.

It was god!! He struck the kid and fried the controller!

 

[JellyWorld]

My modem was fried by lightning before. Twice, in fact.

 

[Computer5k]

I have a surge protector on both of my computers and TV(The TV one is becaues I couldn't fit all the plugs i needed into one socket )




also, pwnt

 

[Cole]

My modem was fried by lightning before. Twice, in fact.

I've gone at least through 10 modems(im a 56ker).

 

[Harryz]

"I was worried my PlayStation was broken,"

He gets electrocuted and he is worried that his PS2 not might work?

 

[Baal]

I have a surge protector on both of my computers and TV(The TV one is becaues I couldn't fit all the plugs i needed into one socket )




also, pwnt

Why do I get the feeling a direct hit from lightning is not exactly what those surge protectors are designed for?

Unless they are, and I'm completely wrong. Which is very possible.

 

[DEATH eVADER]

"I was worried my PlayStation was broken,"

He gets electrocuted and he is worried that his PS2 not might work?

Probably because his parents Home Insurance does not cover
lightning damages

 

[Tinneth]

Saw this on the news couple of weeks ago, he said the shock threw him back against the wall.

 

[Jintor]

I can see Jack Thompson on the horizon....

 

[Razor]

"I was worried my PlayStation was broken,"

He gets electrocuted and he is worried that his PS2 not might work?

A true gamer